The Kristin Anderson Moore Annual Lecture was created by Child Trends’ Board of Directors in September 2006 to honor Kris Moore’s years of leadership as President of Child Trends, from 1992 to 2006. The Lecture is an opportunity for Child Trends to raise an important issue related to children’s well-being and to encourage thoughtful public discussion of that issue. The intended audiences for the Lecture include the public policy community, the research community, the philanthropic community, and the media. The Lecture and accompanying commentary will be published and disseminated by Child Trends. More about the lecture... (.pdf)
2012 Lecture Common Ground: A Roadmap to Investing in What Works for Children in Tough Fiscal Times October 2, 2012 U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, Washington, DC Featuring Patrick McCarthy, President & Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation; C. Eugene Steuerle, Richard B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow, Urban Institute; Mindy R. Levit, Analyst in Public Finance, Congressional Research Service
2011 Lecture Communities that Care: Using Research to Prevent and Reduce Delinquency and Drug Use October 6, 2011 The Pew Charitable Trusts DC Conference Center, Washington, DC Featuring Dr. Richard Catalano, Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence Director, Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington Respondents: Michael Little, Ph.D., Co-Director, The Social Research Unit, Dartington, UK; Patrick Lester, Senior Vice President for Public Policy, Alliance for Children and Families and United Neighborhood Centers of America Presentation: Dr. Richard Catalano
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2010 Lecture Turning Around 1,000 Schools: The Story of Success for All October 12, 2010 The Pew Charitable Trusts DC Conference Center, Washington, DC Featuring Robert D. Slavin, Ph.D., Director, Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Baltimore, MD Introductory Remarks - Kristin Anderson Moore, Ph.D. Slavin PowerPoint (.ppt)
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Dr. Slavin discussed lessons learned in developing, evaluating, and scaling up a school turnaround model
Philip Uninsky, Executive Director of the Youth Policy Institute (Hamilton, NY), shared his experiences and lessons learned in successfully implementing a broad continuum of evidence-based early intervention programs to improve academic outcomes and reduce or prevent substance abuse, juvenile detention, and foster care placements. Evaluations thus far show that outcomes meet or exceed those predicted by the research. Mr. Uninsky offered timely and relevant insights to national policy makers and others focused on advancing proven program models. Mr. Uninsky's presentation was followed by commentary from policy experts.
Respondents: Larkin Tackett, U.S. Department of Education, Promise Neighborhood Initiative; Sonja Nesbit, Deputy Staff Director, House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support; Cliff Johnson, Executive Director, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, National League of Cities.
2008 Lecture Marriage: Love It or Leave It? December 12, 2008 Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation Featuring Ronald Mincy, Ph.D., Columbia School of Social Work Ron Mincy Presentation Kristin Moore Commentary
Marriage has become a divisive issue in the United States, both ideologically and socially, with substantial differences in family structure and father involvement across race and ethnicity, income, and education. Today, nearly four in ten births occur outside of marriage, cohabitation is rising, and nearly half of all marriages dissolve. Efforts to strengthen marriage have been driven by considerable evidence that family structure matters for the health, wealth, and happiness of both adults and children. However, even if people agree on the desirability of marriage, or on the value of healthy marriage, the challenges to fostering marriage are substantial.
Child Trends is concerned about this topic because of evidence that children develop best in families formed by their biological or adoptive parents, as long as the families are low in conflict. What should public policy do? Is it time to move on to other issues? Or are there reasons to keep marriage on the policy and program agenda?
2007 Lecture Intergenerational Balancing Act: Where Children Fit in an Aging Society October 17, 2007 National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Featuring Isabel Sawhill, Ph.D., The Brookings Institution
